Environmental Science – Unit 1 Review Sheet

Ecology

• Study of the relationships between living things and their surroundings

• The belief that people are the central concern in environmental issues

• A resource that forms so slowly it is essentially limited

• A resource that naturally replaces itself in a short time frame

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Environmental Science

• The belief that people are the central concern in environmental issues

• A resource that naturally replaces itself in a short time frame

• A process where other scientists evaluate research before it is published

• The study of human impact on the natural world and ways to solve problems

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Renewable Resource

• A resource that forms so slowly it is essentially limited

• A resource that naturally replaces itself in a short time frame

• A process where other scientists evaluate research before it is published

• Study of the relationships between living things and their surroundings

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Nonrenewable Resource

• Study of the relationships between living things and their surroundings

• A resource that naturally replaces itself in a short time frame

• A process where other scientists evaluate research before it is published

• A resource that forms so slowly it is essentially limited

Biocentrism

• The view that all living things deserve to be valued

• The belief that people are the central concern in environmental issues

• Study of the relationships between living things and their surroundings

• A resource that naturally replaces itself in a short time frame

Anthropocentrism

• The belief that people are the central concern in environmental issues

• A resource that naturally replaces itself in a short time frame

• A resource that forms so slowly it is essentially limited

• Study of the relationships between living things and their surroundings

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Ecocentrism

• The idea that entire ecosystems and natural communities matter most

• The belief that people are the central concern in environmental issues

• A process where other scientists evaluate research before it is published

• A resource that naturally replaces itself in a short time frame

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

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Cost-Benefit Analysis

• Making a decision by weighing pros and cons

• The belief that people are the central concern in environmental issues

• Study of the relationships between living things and their surroundings

• A resource that naturally replaces itself in a short time frame

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Tragedy of the Commons

• A process where other scientists evaluate research before it is published

• A resource that naturally replaces itself in a short time frame

• When individuals overuse a shared resource because no one regulates it

• The belief that people are the central concern in environmental issues

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Peer Review

• The belief that people are the central concern in environmental issues

• A resource that forms so slowly it is essentially limited

• A resource that naturally replaces itself in a short time frame

• A process where other scientists evaluate research before it is published